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Chapter 1 Strategic Staffing Notes
Chapter 1 Strategic Staffing Notes
Process goals relate to the hiring process itself, including how many what
quality applicants apply, attracting appropriate numbers of diverse
applicants, and meeting hiring timeline goals
Outcome goals apply to the product of the hiring effort and includes the #
and quality of people hired, financial return on the staffing investment, and
whether the staffing effort improved organizational effectiveness
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a) when technology is changing rapidly, organizations prefer a steady supple
of new hires whose skills are as current as possible
or in some companies, they value long employee tenure so invest in
oingoing employee development
b) staffing also needs to be consistent with the goals of the firms other
stakeholders, including the individual hiring managers to whom new hires
will report
Keep in the mind the individual hiring managers to whom new hires will
report
c) ultimate goal is to hire people who can perform well, contribute to the
execution of the companys business strategy, and increase profits
linking the goals of a staffing effort directly to the evaluation criteria the firm will
use in assessing the staffing system is key to its success
e.g. if filling position quickly is an important goal, take the time to fill each position
and track and evaluate for each recruiting source